List of biogeographical puzzles explained

This is a list of taxa whose location or distribution is notably difficult to explain; e.g., species which came to occupy a range distant from that of their closest relatives by a process or history that is not understood, or is a subject of controversy.

Specific taxa

• Mammals
  • Falkland Islands wolf^[1]
  • Gansu mole
  • Pennant's colobus
• Birds
  • Elephant birds
  • Moa
  • Nicobar megapode
• Reptiles
  • Brachylophus
  • Lapitiguana
  • Phelsuma andamanense^[2]

Assemblages of taxa

• Lusitanian flora

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yong . Ed . Ed Yong . 2013-03-05 . The Origin of the Friendly Wolf that Confused Darwin . https://web.archive.org/web/20210509105128/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-origin-of-the-friendly-wolf-that-confused-darwin . dead . May 9, 2021 . 2023-01-26 . National Geographic . en.
2. Web site: Phelsuma andamanensis. www.phelsuma.org. 2018-01-22.